Clasp for necktie-fasteners.



No. 857,701 PATENTED JUNE '25, 1907.

P. a. WIGKIN'G. .GLASP FOR NBGKTIE FASTENERS.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8. 1906.

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CLASP FOR NECKTlE-FASTENERS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

Application filed June 8, 1906. erial No. 320,809.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK E. WIOKING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clasps for N ecktie- Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to clasps for neck tie holders and consists of a clasp having two spring arched and notched jaws integral with a base adapted for attachment to a tie or shield, as fully described hereinafter, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan of the blank from which the clasp is made; Fig. 2 is a plan of the clasp; Fig. 3, an end View; and Fig. 4, a View illustrating another form embodying my invention.

The article is made dotted lines Fig. 1, blank B stamped from a flat plate A, of proper size to have the therefrom. This blank base a with rounded ends and perforations c, and two semi-circular arched wings or loops 1), each with a notch 90 at the center, and with tongues 6 extending from each edge of the base into each loop; The loops of this blank are bent over the base at one side thereof until their edges nearly meet, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the tongues e are bent back in the opposite direction, as best shown in Fig. 3, thus completing the clasp.

The base of the article may be secured to a tie by stitches passing through the perforations 0, the prongs or tongues e steadying the clasp in position-or when a shield is used the prongs may be passed through the shield and clenched to secure it to the shield. It will be seen that by bending the loops up and in toward each other as described, there are formed two opposing jaws B, C, Figs. 2 and 3, and that the arched or rounded ends of the loops form at each side, the converging edges of two mouths y, y, so that in putting the tie in place on a stud by passing it from either side the stem of the stud will at once, without difiiculty, enter the mouth and pass between the jaws to the central socket formed by the coinciding notches m, as.

One of the main features of my construci tionis the arched form of the loops, whereby each loop is connected to the base only at the I ends so that the intermediate arched part is 1 free to spring and yield in any direction and accommodate itself to the stud and its stem 1 to secure the desired close fit and sure hold. It will further be seen that by connecting i these loops to the base only at their ends, relatively large open spaces are provided in rear of the loops into which the fingers of the user may enter, thus facilitating the holding of the clasp between the fingers while adj usting and removing the tie.

Heretofore clasps for neck tie holders have i been so made that they afford no support for l the shields, but it will be seen that in my clasp I extend the ends of the base beyond the jaws B, C, so that they will stiffen and support the shield. In the construction shown in Fig. 4 they are so extended as to practically constitute the shield itself.

I claim as my invention,

1. A clasp for necktie holders consisting of an oblong base plate a, and two semi-circular arched flexible loops 6 integral with said plate and bent over the latter toward each other and centrally notched, said loops being connected -with the plate only at their ends, I whereby finger spaces are provided in rear of l the loops, substantially as described.

2. A clasp for necktie holders consisting of a single piece of sheet material and comprising a base adapted for attachment to a tie or shield, and two arched and notched loops extending from opposite sides of the base portion, the loops being bent toward each other on one side of the spring jaws with an intermediate socket and converging edges forming mouths leading to the socket from opposite directions, said base portion being extended beyond the jaws to form a shield, substantiall T as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK E. WICKING.

Witnesses:

HARRY P. VoRIEs, ABBIE E. DAwsoN.

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